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How one man told the world about Israel's nuclear secrets and fell victim to the ultimate honeytrap Between 1976 and 1985, Vanunu had worked as a nuclear technician at Dimona, separating plutonium from uranium. Plutonium is not needed for civilian use, but is a crucial raw material for atomic weapons. Vanunu estimated his country had up to 200 such bombs.

In September 1986, a journalist from the London Sunday Times, was eavesdropping through the wall of his adrid room to a phone conversation in the next door room. What he heard convinced him that he had come upon the biggest story of the decade. Then he was arrested in Rome by Mossad agents including Cheryl Bentov, operating under the name of Cindy. Once back home, Vanunu was tried and jailed for 18 years - 12 of which he claims were in total isolation. Until today he remains a traitor to most Israelis but to many others across the world he is a dedicated campaigner for nuclear openness.

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